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. >> oh, steve, i know. >> i have to ask that question. come on. i mean, you're sitting here together. everybody is talking about it already. and this is taking place. >> you know, steve, i've got to tell you. you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago. and you're talking about elections four years from now. >> and i am, as you know, steve, i am still secretary of state. so i am out of politics. and i'm forbidden from even hearing these questions. >> as steve martin would famously say excuse me. they asked to come on "60 minutes." they liked the press coverage they got today and last night. they love the fact they're talking about it or they wouldn't have done the show. it just seems to be weird on the part of the president. >> did you see the body language only hillary? that is a woman that knows that the presidency is basically hers for the taking if she wants it? who could stop her. she is as relaxed as i've ever seen her. the best thing to do is step back, get out of this job right now and spend t
. >> oh, steve, i know. >> i have to ask that question. come on. i mean, you're sitting here together. everybody is talking about it already. and this is taking place. >> you know, steve, i've got to tell you. you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago. and you're talking about elections four years from now. >> and i am, as you know, steve, i am still secretary of state. so i am out of politics. and i'm forbidden from even hearing...
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we want to get right to a meteorologist steve rudin. winter weather advisory's to go into effect as go into the early morning hours. this'll not be a big ice storm. there'll be a thick layer of ice. temperatures will be critical. in gaithersburg. above freezing at the national temperatures are expected to fall. clouds are beginning to increase from the south and west. the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow. there'll be a rush-hour commute on monday morning. i expect the worst of the weather will be north and west of d.c. tonight if you have to head to , at all.market dirty-35 degrees for the temperatures. 30-35 degrees for the temperatures. there will be a warm up by the middle of the week. it will be pushing temperatures 60 degrees. sounds good to me. thank you. a deadly nightclub fire in brazil has claimed a staggering umber of lives tonight. check, do hundred 30 people died. 230 people have died. time rows has been following the story. tom has been following the story. people hav
we want to get right to a meteorologist steve rudin. winter weather advisory's to go into effect as go into the early morning hours. this'll not be a big ice storm. there'll be a thick layer of ice. temperatures will be critical. in gaithersburg. above freezing at the national temperatures are expected to fall. clouds are beginning to increase from the south and west. the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow. there'll be a rush-hour commute...
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steve, these gun lobbyists are fairly aggressive. they dragged the president's children into the debate with that scurrilous advert but heckling the father of a child who was lost? can you explain that to me? >> if you look at the outpouring of grief for these families, one thing that's separated the aftermath of newtown is this story has stayed in the news. it stayed in the news a lot longer than other shootings and it's kept gun control in the news a lot longer which has created this political opening. when you look at a moment like that, which obviously it's indefen indefensible for somebody to show up at a hearing and treat a man like that, but i think it adds to the momentum. it adds to the outrage and it adds to the case for action to be taken here. >> julian, you heard that father. wayne lapierre of the nra will be going to the white house, sorry, to the senate judiciary committee this week. what do you think of the reaction of these lobbyists to a father whose child has been murdered? >> well, leaving aside the fact that the
steve, these gun lobbyists are fairly aggressive. they dragged the president's children into the debate with that scurrilous advert but heckling the father of a child who was lost? can you explain that to me? >> if you look at the outpouring of grief for these families, one thing that's separated the aftermath of newtown is this story has stayed in the news. it stayed in the news a lot longer than other shootings and it's kept gun control in the news a lot longer which has created this...
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coming up on "washington journal," congressman steve, freshman democrat from nevada to discuss the priorities and issues before the 113th congress. including spending, immigration, and gun control. he's followed by congressman liter i are. republican from nebraska. he'll be here to talk about the decision by the state governor approve the rerouting of the keystone pipeline through the state and the potential economic impact. [inaudible] it's hard to realize now twenty five years if -- in a way after the stalin years and the crew and automatic the sort of thing. soviets were very foreign to us, you know. after some of the things that happened, why we thought they were pretty aggressive people and i won't simon steers, but they probably thought we were monsters. so we very quickly broke through that because when you deal with people that are in the same line of work as you are, why and, and you're around them far short time, why you discover that human beings . >> this weekend on american history tv. oral histories, poll low nasa restaurant on the 1980 meeting of astronauts in space. on sunday
coming up on "washington journal," congressman steve, freshman democrat from nevada to discuss the priorities and issues before the 113th congress. including spending, immigration, and gun control. he's followed by congressman liter i are. republican from nebraska. he'll be here to talk about the decision by the state governor approve the rerouting of the keystone pipeline through the state and the potential economic impact. [inaudible] it's hard to realize now twenty five years if --...
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i want to bring in congressman steve israel who joins us right now. congressman, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> let me start with this. even john boehner said now is the time to deal with immigration. but, you know the questions you were just talking about. is will some of your colleagues on the far right, tea partyiers, perhaps, support this path to citizenship for illegal immigrants? >> well, you know, jackie kucinich had it exactly right. this has the prospect of s success. it's all about whether house republicans are willing to stand up to the tea party base. you've got a bipartisan group of senators left and right advocating a path forward. you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his views on a path forward. what this comes down to now is will these house republicans who have pandered to their intolerant tea party base, who have fed into the extremism of that tea party base, are they willing to stand up to the tea party and do what's right for america? we'll see whether they're able to amass the votes to get us f
i want to bring in congressman steve israel who joins us right now. congressman, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> let me start with this. even john boehner said now is the time to deal with immigration. but, you know the questions you were just talking about. is will some of your colleagues on the far right, tea partyiers, perhaps, support this path to citizenship for illegal immigrants? >> well, you know, jackie kucinich had it exactly right. this has the prospect...
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. >> i learned your analogy that steve rattner picked up at home. >> what was that? >> you've got climate change deniers and then you've got debt deniers and anybody that looks at the numbers and says that medicare and medicaid and even social security and our huge military industrial complex don't need to be curbed back right now, that we don't need to plan ahead, they're deniers. >> it seems like two fundamental conversations of our time really. that was really -- >> fascinating. >> fascinating. >> if it's way too early, joe, what time is it? >> it's "morning joe." but stick around, here's chuck! >>> is this the right stuff? big name republicans are on board for crafting immigration overhaul. are these the right guys at the right time to make it happen? or will others on the right convince the party faithful that they're wrong? ofa-fyi. a new new developments today with the newly created group. it's their desire to push the president's agenda in the second term. find out how powerful this massive database of names could be in shaping policy. and geithner's good-bye
. >> i learned your analogy that steve rattner picked up at home. >> what was that? >> you've got climate change deniers and then you've got debt deniers and anybody that looks at the numbers and says that medicare and medicaid and even social security and our huge military industrial complex don't need to be curbed back right now, that we don't need to plan ahead, they're deniers. >> it seems like two fundamental conversations of our time really. that was really --...
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no, steve's point is well taken. in fact, as he recalls, it was back during the early 80's 30 years ago that ronald reagan when with alan greenspan and congress ted gets social security on a path that will leave it away from going over the cliff. that was a good long-term plan for which reagan, of course, never got credit. but he has saved us overtime trillions of dollars. some long-term planning intendments is absolutely necessary. cheryl: want to bring in lori, and this is a key point. talk about long-term or short-term, it's about the fed. this is one thing that will change with a congress likes of our not. they will be budget. if inflation rises in the next to you know, 18 months. >> a lot of economists are predicting. continues to be more. even if they rise 100 basis points it could broil the market. so we will have to see, but i think that is a risk a lot of people are not ready to talk about. cheryl: arrest to the economy and that is somewhere steven was going, but i'm not a time. thank you very much. good to
no, steve's point is well taken. in fact, as he recalls, it was back during the early 80's 30 years ago that ronald reagan when with alan greenspan and congress ted gets social security on a path that will leave it away from going over the cliff. that was a good long-term plan for which reagan, of course, never got credit. but he has saved us overtime trillions of dollars. some long-term planning intendments is absolutely necessary. cheryl: want to bring in lori, and this is a key point. talk...
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is this a company story where the company is in trouble after the great steve jobs has passed snarp. >> it feels that way, larry. we've got this darling-to-dog story we've seen so often notice tech space. we have a gadget company in the tech space that's struggling with margins on its gadgets and a lot of the worst fears that they would face other gadgets from other kinds of companies seem to be coming to pass, but the service tech companies like google and netflix, they're all of a sudden out there increasing share. >> knock the cover off the ball. >> knock the cover on. and as long as you have a razor blade story and not a razor story, i think that's the difference peer. >> dave goldman, am i wrong? sometimes ji am very wrong. does this forecast a stronger american economy, even a moderately stronger economy? >> absolutely not. i was a raging bull in 2012. i'm neutral on it. the s&p is trading tick for tick with liquidity measures, such as inflation expectations. >> that's what i talked about at the outset. easy money. you can't deny that. >> but the easy money is not going into in
is this a company story where the company is in trouble after the great steve jobs has passed snarp. >> it feels that way, larry. we've got this darling-to-dog story we've seen so often notice tech space. we have a gadget company in the tech space that's struggling with margins on its gadgets and a lot of the worst fears that they would face other gadgets from other kinds of companies seem to be coming to pass, but the service tech companies like google and netflix, they're all of a...
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melissa: steve, are you that gracious? >> no, i wouldn't be that gracious. i give him a "d" -- melissa: oh, oh, a "d"! >> a generous "d," and i see what sigh san is saying in that i think the strength was he was more an ideolog, a strength, but he has to answer for the dramatically escalating debt that took place while he was treasury secretary. the fact that the president didn't take it very seriously, and then his comment to paul ryan i thought was a telling one saying to paul ryan we don't have a definitive solution to the problem, but we don't like yours. you got to have solutions if you're the secretary of treasury. melissa: tim, what do you think? can you cut it in the middle. we have an a and a d, what do you give him? >> actually, i feel right in the best place. i give him a c-plus, better than average, better than average. he had a tough job over the last four years, and i'm not sure anybody could have scored an "an," even though my colleagues think so. at the start, he didn't start well or end well. the stimulus package at the beginning of the admi
melissa: steve, are you that gracious? >> no, i wouldn't be that gracious. i give him a "d" -- melissa: oh, oh, a "d"! >> a generous "d," and i see what sigh san is saying in that i think the strength was he was more an ideolog, a strength, but he has to answer for the dramatically escalating debt that took place while he was treasury secretary. the fact that the president didn't take it very seriously, and then his comment to paul ryan i thought was a...
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steve is live in washington, dc, with more on that. steve, what is the basic argument overwhelm in the military? >> and say women are not strong justify for combat roles and others say women have proven themselves time and time again on the frontlines. in any case, it is official, women will be able to serve alongside men on the front lines opening up doors to further advancement along the military chain of command. outgoing defense secretary panetta signing the order but many stray is a question of physical capability. >> ing the evidence is is clear combat effectiveness, when women are put in those kind of demanding roles, they breakdown, there is a difference in the physician -- physicalness of men and women. olympic athletes compete by gender not each other. >> women have been serving in certain combat roles for years in iraq and afghanistan. >>heather: so, what do supporters say? >> say they there are no issues resulting from women in combat. and say that women bring very valuable qualities to the battlefield. listen. about only l
steve is live in washington, dc, with more on that. steve, what is the basic argument overwhelm in the military? >> and say women are not strong justify for combat roles and others say women have proven themselves time and time again on the frontlines. in any case, it is official, women will be able to serve alongside men on the front lines opening up doors to further advancement along the military chain of command. outgoing defense secretary panetta signing the order but many stray is a...
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steve jobs died in october of 2011. now, if, and this is a big if, because betting against apple never paid off for anybody, but this apple does have some issues now. turned out to be longer term. are they tim cook's fault or steve jobs? he's rolling out his products, keeping his view. everything. >> well, to a certain extent, but tim cook isn't steve jobs. the job that -- steve jobs' job, there you go, was a very difficult act to follow and he had an advantage and that was in each case, he was pioneering a new product category from nothing. where as tim cook is in mature markets and he's having to carry those products further, deeper in. where steve would say, oh, to heck with that, let's just start something new and he'd start a new wave over and over and over again. the problem here is the warren buffett problem. apple is having trouble finding markets big enough to enter. >> still to come, the pentagon plans to open new doors to women in the military. meaning women actually fighting on the front line. and manti te'o
steve jobs died in october of 2011. now, if, and this is a big if, because betting against apple never paid off for anybody, but this apple does have some issues now. turned out to be longer term. are they tim cook's fault or steve jobs? he's rolling out his products, keeping his view. everything. >> well, to a certain extent, but tim cook isn't steve jobs. the job that -- steve jobs' job, there you go, was a very difficult act to follow and he had an advantage and that was in each case,...
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obviously, as steve pointed out that is no longer going to be possible. >> steve, it was striking during the republican primary to see newt gingrich, for example, who made a plea for humane treatment in here. and for consideration about families and family unity, kinds of issues that you would -- he framed it in a way that you could imagine appealing to conservatives. and he pretty much got booed by the republican primary debate audience when he tried that. but it seems that the mccains of the world were watching that and realized that if this election goes the other way they're obviously going to have to find their way back to where you know, john mccain used to be. >> there is no doubt between 2007 and 2012, just recently as november this was an issue that as a republican if you went out and talked about you have to solve this problem, that we have to deal in a compassionate way with the people that are already in the room. after a loss, this is a math issue, it is pretty simple to look at it. i think the people of the party have an interest of winning elections because if we don't win
obviously, as steve pointed out that is no longer going to be possible. >> steve, it was striking during the republican primary to see newt gingrich, for example, who made a plea for humane treatment in here. and for consideration about families and family unity, kinds of issues that you would -- he framed it in a way that you could imagine appealing to conservatives. and he pretty much got booed by the republican primary debate audience when he tried that. but it seems that the mccains...
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. >> joining me now, steve kornacki and krystal ball, co-hosts of "the cycle" here on msnbc. thanks for joining me. >> thank you for having us. >> the man once talked about ending the partisan divide accepted that republicans in washington seem to respond better to power politics, it seems. >> there are some things you cannot change. and i think that's one of the things that we learned is in the first four years republicans decided their only goal really was to obstruct and oppose him. and if you don't have a willing partner on the other side of a negotiating table, it doesn't matter how many olive branches you extend. if there's not a hand willing to reach back, then it's not going to be helpful. nothing good is going to come out of it. and i think he also realized the power of taking the case to the american people. you know, this speech was boldly progressive. it outlined a progressive vision for the country. when you think of the individual elements eluding to immigration reform, voting rights. lbgt equality. all of these things individually are not only progressive, they
. >> joining me now, steve kornacki and krystal ball, co-hosts of "the cycle" here on msnbc. thanks for joining me. >> thank you for having us. >> the man once talked about ending the partisan divide accepted that republicans in washington seem to respond better to power politics, it seems. >> there are some things you cannot change. and i think that's one of the things that we learned is in the first four years republicans decided their only goal really was to...
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steve in scaneti says steph, i think you are being too optimistic on immigration reform. the republicans will never say the border is secure. >> right. and the other thing that really bothers me about it is this commission of local officials who are going to have to pass on whether the border is secure enough. who is going to decide that joe arpieia? >> yeah. >> am i glad the republicans are seeing the light on this issue? yeah, i guess. am i glad that john mccain is now back to his original position? sure. >> stephanie: listen to the angriest leprecon yesterday. >> we have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn serve our food, clean our homes and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. >> stephanie: don't you love the we. >> yeah, did you here the thinly veiled shot at mitt romney there. mow our lawn. you know what i mean? this is a guy who ran away from his own immigration bill. he said he couldn't support his own bill. >> stephanie: right. even he admitted yesterday there's no ques
steve in scaneti says steph, i think you are being too optimistic on immigration reform. the republicans will never say the border is secure. >> right. and the other thing that really bothers me about it is this commission of local officials who are going to have to pass on whether the border is secure enough. who is going to decide that joe arpieia? >> yeah. >> am i glad the republicans are seeing the light on this issue? yeah, i guess. am i glad that john mccain is now back...
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that's kind of a hackneyed question and the president said you're incorrigible, steve. but he did it in kind of a clever way by saying is there a time limit on your endorsement of secretary clinton in terms of 2016. and there were a couple of other things that he did in terms of getting in important questions in ways that were not too confrontational. easy for those guys to say it's a whiffle ball interview. i don't think any of them have ever done it. and i thought it was hilarious that on "fox & friends" they raise the question of was she pushed? this is vince foster was killed stuff. was she pushed. that's the ultimate idiotic conspiracy theory that somebody was trying to do in the secretary of state. >> why do you think the president did it? why do you think he did it? >> oh, he did it for pretty obvious reasons. >> she is pretty popular. that can't hurt. >> he wanted to make it clear as she is leaving office that they really were a team, that they were on the same page, and to thank her, as he said, because kroft actually asked her, you know, why are you doing this
that's kind of a hackneyed question and the president said you're incorrigible, steve. but he did it in kind of a clever way by saying is there a time limit on your endorsement of secretary clinton in terms of 2016. and there were a couple of other things that he did in terms of getting in important questions in ways that were not too confrontational. easy for those guys to say it's a whiffle ball interview. i don't think any of them have ever done it. and i thought it was hilarious that on...
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and i regret that my friend steve did not ask a tough follow-up question. anyway, don't forget free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. you know, we can fit in immigration reform in to free market capitalism and help our country and help mexico and help latin america. i'm kudlow, we'll be right back. ♪ let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new cadillac xts... another big night on the town, eh? ...and the return of life lived large. >>> welcome back, everybody. why is it that a very good reporter like steve croft couldn't ask tough questions of president obama and hillary clinton to find out the real narrative about that tragic night in benghazi, libya, when the ambassador and three other americans were killed? why can't we get this good journalistic coverage? here now is dan gainor. dan, welcome back. look, i've known steve croft for a while and i know he's a good journalist. but he didn't ask follow-up questions, he let hillary and obama get away with it. and we still do not know what happened that night in benghazi.
and i regret that my friend steve did not ask a tough follow-up question. anyway, don't forget free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. you know, we can fit in immigration reform in to free market capitalism and help our country and help mexico and help latin america. i'm kudlow, we'll be right back. ♪ let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new cadillac xts... another big night on the town, eh? ...and the return of life lived large. >>> welcome...
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>> steve: whoo! >> whoo! whoo! >> jimmy: guys, i've noticed this trend on facebook where people will post an image of an inspiring quote on their wall for everyone to see. >> steve: yeah, i love that. >> jimmy: i love reading them. sometimes i'll read one, and i'll think, "did they really say that?" [ light laughter ] and it can be hard to tell. no one checks these quotes to see if they're real or not. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: i'll show you guys what i'm talking about in this next segment called "don't quote me." ♪ don't quote me 'cause i'm -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: like i said, for example, the first quote is from the greek philosopher aristotle. he said, "love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." [ audience aws ] sounds like he said that, right? that's sweet. i think he would say that. here's another quote from aristotle. "it takes two to make a thing go right. it takes two to make it outta sight." [ laughter ] now, i'm not sure. that's what i'm saying. that's what i'm talking a
>> steve: whoo! >> whoo! whoo! >> jimmy: guys, i've noticed this trend on facebook where people will post an image of an inspiring quote on their wall for everyone to see. >> steve: yeah, i love that. >> jimmy: i love reading them. sometimes i'll read one, and i'll think, "did they really say that?" [ light laughter ] and it can be hard to tell. no one checks these quotes to see if they're real or not. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: i'll show you...
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it was like watching steve kornacki. but they got better. we'll be right back, our dancing with the president's analysis coming up. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> it is dancing night for the obamas, and they started off a little stiff. this is their first dance. and krystal ball, i was waiting for them to start dancing. and this is what they did, i mean, come on, come on. >> that is like the first dance at the wedding. >> well, here, i discovered another reason why i couldn't be president. because i can't do that. i'm not dancing with anybody in front of millions and millions of people. >> oh, come -- >> it is like so brightly lit. that is not dance lighting. look at that. it is so embarrassing.
it was like watching steve kornacki. but they got better. we'll be right back, our dancing with the president's analysis coming up. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could...
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a scandal, but your thoughts, steve? >> i think it's a scandal, too. everybody is going to understand that this is a way to undo the election. it's a way to take the winner of the popular vote. barack obama won by 5 million, the democrats won the congressional vote by 1.5 million. people understand that and republicans will be punished. >> i believe a state that votes majority for one gie and finds out two or three days later that a majority of their electoral votes went the other way, you're going to have a revolution. thank you, steve and the objective, robert costa from the great renowned "national journal." let me finish with republicans mickey mouse club. that's what i'm talking about. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. in my pelvi and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or l
a scandal, but your thoughts, steve? >> i think it's a scandal, too. everybody is going to understand that this is a way to undo the election. it's a way to take the winner of the popular vote. barack obama won by 5 million, the democrats won the congressional vote by 1.5 million. people understand that and republicans will be punished. >> i believe a state that votes majority for one gie and finds out two or three days later that a majority of their electoral votes went the other...
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our steve centanni is live with the news tonight in washington. steve, what is the argument against women serving in combat. >> well, people say it could lead to problems with unit cohesion and combat readiness, but with the stroke of a pen last week, as you mentioned, harris, outgoing panetta made it official, women can serve with men on the front lines. and some argue, there's a basic question of physical strength in combat situations. when women are put in those kind of demanding roles, they begin to break down. there's difference in the the physicality of women and men. they're not in the nfl. olympic athletes compete by gender. >> reporter: others claim women suffer more combat casuals and illnesses as men and pregnancy could be an issue as well, harris. >> harris: who are the supporters of women in combat? >> well, it's people like senator john mccain, a vietnam veteran himself and member of the ranking armed services committee. here is what he had to say. >> i think women are obviously are prepared to serve side by side with men in combat.
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steve, let's talk politics. and i hope you can do this honestly. i don't know what your current constituency is or who you have to work with but it seems to me there's a national con sense u. right, left and center at least right and center on doing something on background checks. people with mental, emotional problems, with criminal records should not get a gun, at least in a formal transaction, where you can stop it. i'm not sure we're ready to go for the assault weapons ban again because of the opposition by the nra and gun owners of america, whatever they're called. your thoughts. >> well, i think this is where the rubber meets the road. if you're a democrat and you're from one of those purple states where elections are very close all the time, this is a very tough vote for you. but frankly, it's why you're a democrat. i mean, there are -- there is widespread agreement on background checks. there's widespread agreement on these magazines that can hold up to 100 rounds. and the assault weapons ban is where it gets kind of tough for democrats. bu
steve, let's talk politics. and i hope you can do this honestly. i don't know what your current constituency is or who you have to work with but it seems to me there's a national con sense u. right, left and center at least right and center on doing something on background checks. people with mental, emotional problems, with criminal records should not get a gun, at least in a formal transaction, where you can stop it. i'm not sure we're ready to go for the assault weapons ban again because of...
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>> oh, steve. >> you know, steve, i got to tell you, the -- you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago, and you're talking about elections four years from now. >> and i am -- as you know, steve, i am still secretary of state, so i'm out of politics, and i'm forbidden from even hearing these questions. >> violence rages across egypt for a fifth straight day. we will have a live report. >>> and brazil mourns more than 230 young victims of a horrendous nightclub fire as police make the first arrests. >> coulded gay. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington where he begin with breaking news today. word exclusively of what could be a major policy shift on access for gay youths to the boy scouts. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins me now from the newsroom with the latest on this exclusive story where are pete. >> the boy scouts are considering dropping their national ban on gay scouts or gay scout leaders, and that would be a profound change for an iconic american organization, one that has resisted this for several decades. the policy is no
>> oh, steve. >> you know, steve, i got to tell you, the -- you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago, and you're talking about elections four years from now. >> and i am -- as you know, steve, i am still secretary of state, so i'm out of politics, and i'm forbidden from even hearing these questions. >> violence rages across egypt for a fifth straight day. we will have a live report. >>> and brazil mourns more than 230...